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	2007 Men's World Curling Championships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
		Birr (Mankato, Minn.) and teammates Bill Todhunter (Menasha, Wis.), Greg Johnson (Appleton, Wis.) and Kevin Birr (St. Peter, Minn.) improve to 3-3 with today's win and are now tied for fifth place with three other teams.
		Birr made a soft tap through a port to score one and avoid giving up a steal of two in the fifth end.
		Birr drew down to eliminate the raise but Uusipaavalniemi chipped his stone on the top of the house in for second count.
	www.usacurl.org /events/07WMC/d6-rel.html (942 words)

	Sports Features Communications - Press Point
		Switzerland (7-4), France (6-4) and Germany (6-4) are still in contention for the two remaining spots.
		Birr drew behind it with his first throw in the back of the eight foot for second count.
		Birr and Lindholm exchanged hits on the stone closest to the button with Lindholm eventually making the hit and stick for two to tie the game heading into the final end.
	www.sportsfeatures.com /PressPoint/show.php?id=38174 (1034 words)

	Student Information - Birr Castle Demesne
		The 7th Earl is maintaining the traditional flow of rare seeds from the East by subscribing to further plant hunting expeditions (to Bhutan and China) or actually participating personally in expeditions (to Nepal and Yunnan).
		Access to Birr Castle's important botanic library can be arranged for any student(s) seriously interested in studying any subject covered by this.
		All students successfully completing their programme of practical work experience in the Birr Castle Demesne are provided with a certificate to this effect, signed by either Lord Rosse or the Head Gardener, who are also happy for their names to be given subsequently as a reference for future employment.
	www.birrcastle.com /studentInformation.asp (941 words)

	Birr, Switzerland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Birr is a municipality in the central Switzerland of the Canton of Aargau and the capital of both the canton and Brugg (district).
		Birr is known as one of the places where the Swiss educator Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi established new standards in education.
		Birr's economy is dependent mainly on industry: among other businesses, ABB and Alstom can be found here.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Birr,_Switzerland (146 words)

	Press Box - CURLING: USA lets debut in World Championship slip away to Aussies - 3/31/2007
		That draw for the win was out of sorts from the start and never really had a chance to match the Aussies' perfect draw with their last shot to set up the stolen point for a 6-5 victory.
		Birr's shot actually took a sharp turn toward the button after picking up some debris near the house, but there wasn't enough momentum left for sweepers Greg Johnson and Kevin Birr to get it any closer than a couple of feet from the button.
		Birr had tried to get to the button with his first shot, but came up short.
	www.usocpressbox.org /usoc/pressbox.nsf/6272c9a938d3a5cb8525711000564abd/7da22c1b9374dc17852572af007ec61e?OpenDocument (842 words)

	A Good Friday for Team Howard
		Todd (Birr) didn’t pick up on it as fast and that was part of his game plan to get out to an early lead,” said Hart.
		Birr was long with his first shot, leaving Canada still sitting one.
		Birr sailed his last shot through the house, allowing Howard to draw for three and jump into a commanding 7-1 lead.
	www.simcoe.com /article/35706 (1288 words)

	Results for 'Switzerland'
		Switzerland is an unlikely front in the ongoing war between telephone carriers and cable providers...
		Switzerland and the other in the United States—have been named Milestones in Electrical and Computer Engineering by the IEEE History Center.
		Switzerland, and to the Beckman Institute of the University of Illinois.
	odysseus.ieee.org /ieeesearch/query.html?qt=Switzerland (1372 words)

	TDA Switzerland Pledged 16,000 Swiss Frank (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
		The Tigray Development Association members and supporters gathered at Grenchen city in Switzerland to discuss on the overall development in Tigray and the situation of TDA.
		They further discussed on how to consolidate membership to accomplish their mission and the audience on the spot resolved to start to raise fund for the project.
		Every one who attended the meeting in total pledged 16,000 Swiss Frank (over one hundred thousand birr) and decided to launch full fledged campaign to mobilize members and supporters to raise fund for the project.
	www.aigaforum.com /TDA_Switzerland_Pledged_16.htm (323 words)

	SI.com - More Sports - U.S. cools off Canadians at curling worlds - Thursday April 5, 2007 1:31AM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
		EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) -- Todd Birr scored three in the 10th end to give the United States a 7-6 victory over Canada on Wednesday night, handing the Canadians their first loss after eight straight wins at the Ford World Men's Curling Championship.
		Glenn Howard opened the door when he hit his own guard on his final shot, allowing Birr to bump Canada's shot rock far enough away to count three and secure the win.
		Birr and the U.S. improved to 6-3 and moved into a tie for second in the overall standings with Switzerland.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2007/more/04/05/bc.men.scurlingworlds.ap/index.html (339 words)

	globesports.com: Howard suffers first loss
		American Todd Birr scored three in the 10th end to capture a 7-6 victory over Howard, handing the Canadian rink its first loss after eight straight wins.
		Howard opened the door for Birr when he hit his own guard on his final shot, allowing Birr to merely bump Canada's shot rock out far enough away to count three and secure the win.
		With the win, Birr improved his record to 6-3 and moved into a tie for second in the overall standings with Switzerland's Ralph Stockli.
	www.globesports.com /servlet/story/RTGAM.20070404.wsptcurl4/GSStory/GlobeSports/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20070404.wsptcurl4 (573 words)

	globalEDGE - country insights > region: europe > switzerland > introduction
		Switzerland's sovereignty and neutrality have long been honored by the major European powers, and the country was not involved in either of the two World Wars.
		Switzerland remains active in many UN and international organizations, but retains a strong commitment to neutrality.
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	globaledge.msu.edu /ibrd/countryintro.asp?CountryID=75 (231 words)

	The Agricultural Sector: The Private Sector on the EPA Web Site
		The objective of the enterprise is to engage in the manufacturing and assembly of cherry coffee pulping and dry coffee hauling machines and other agricultural implements.
		The initial capital of the factory was Birr 499,300 and the distribution of ownership was 10%, 5% and 85% belonging to Ethiopian, English and Egyptian shareholders respectively.
		In 1970 the factory was sold to a Japanese company known as Feuje, and its capital was raised to Birr 2,750,000.
	www.telecom.net.et /~epa/Sectors/agriculture_prof.html (1370 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Canada, U.S. finish 1-2 in world curling round robin
		EDMONTON, Alberta – American Todd Birr beat Sweden's Peja Lindholm 6-5 on Thursday to finish second behind Canada's Glenn Howard after the round-robin portion of the World Men's Curling Championship.
		Heading into Friday's showdown with Howard, Birr says he's not about to change the approach that has worked so well for him so far in the tournament.
		Ralph Stockli of Switzerland guaranteed himself at least a spot in a tiebreaker game, if required, with a 7-4 victory over Olympic silver medallist Markku Uusipaavalniemi of Finland.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/20070405-1705-menscurlingworlds.html (376 words)

	Ethiopian Birr and Ethiopia currency information including currency exchange rates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
		The Birr, denoted by ETB, is the unit of currency used in Ethiopia.
		The first currency of Ethiopia was introduced in 1894 and was known as the "Menelik talers." In 1934, the occupying Italian forces made the Italian lire the legal currency in Ethiopia until their expulsion in 1942.
		Banknotes in circulation are 1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 Birr.
	www.gocurrency.com /countries/ethiopia.htm (440 words)

	Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Summary
		In 1769 he settled on his farm, "Neuhof," at Birr, Switzerland, where he planned to fight poverty by developing improved methods of agriculture.
		The French invasion of Switzerland in 1798 brought into relief his truly heroic character.
		A number of children were left in Canton Unterwalden on the shores of the Lake of Lucerne, without parents, home, food or shelter.
	www.bookrags.com /Johann_Heinrich_Pestalozzi (3254 words)

	United States Olympic Committee - USA Men move into tie for first at 2007 Worlds
		Birr (Mankato, Minn.) and teammates Bill Todhunter (Menasha, Wis.), Johnson (Appleton, Wis.) and Kevin Birr (St. Peter, Minn.) got off to a shaky start scoring one in the first while trying to blank the end.
		With the hammer back for the first time since the first end, Team USA got three stones spread apart in the back of the house in the eighth end after Scottish vice skip Craig Wilson came in too light with his takeout attempt leaving the U.S. stone in the house and rolling his shooter out.
		Smith chipped out the U.S. stone partially buried behind the guard to force Birr to deliver a clutch takeout that just skinnied past the guard thanks to strong sweeping by Johnson and Kevin Birr.
	www.usoc.org /11569_51968.htm (725 words)

	Fort Frances Times Online -- Daily News from Fort Frances and Beyond -- www.fortfrances.com
		American Todd Birr scored three in the 10th end to capture a 7-6 victory over Howard—handing the Canadian rink its first loss after eight-straight wins.
		Switzerland kept pace with a 10-4 win over Denmark last night.
		Switzerland will play France and Finland in its final two games today.
	www.fftimes.com /index.php/5/2007-04-05/30286 (641 words)

	VISA
		The local currency is the Ethiopian Birr (ETB), consisting of 100 cents.
		You can change Birr back to foreign currency at the airport when you depart.
		The cost of a national meal, including drinks, for one person ranges from 9 Birr in small restaurants to 50 Birr in upmarket, tourist-class restaurants.
	www.africanchildforum.org /visa.asp (1166 words)

	Millennium Flight - [Diary] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
		It should be a real beauty and a ?must have?.
		This models will be produced by a small specialised company in Switzerland and they will be of very high quality at a moderate price of CHF 250 / appr.
		If you want to be among the first to have such a model you may contact the company directly to order in advance or send me an Email at hg@millenniumflight.com.
	www.millenniumflight.com /diary/index.php3?id=5 (140 words)

	PRESS RELEASE - August/September 1996
		Mrs Tisdale Huriso, Ketkato town, 65 yr old farmer, was "mistreated" in prison, paid 3,000 and promised another 3,000 Birr to obtain release.
		They were told they had sold their guns and so they were made to sign to pay 1,000 Birr instead of the guns.
		Ayele Korosso, prominent Shashamane businessman, has been harassed by the Oromia Development Association, most of his 3 million Birr investment, with loans from the Agriculture and Industry Development Bank and the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, is closed and "all moveable assets confiscated".
	www.oromo.org /osg/pr130996.htm (8006 words)

	about us (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
		By now about 20 locomotives and a traction engine operate on the site.
		Since 1992 the club`s home is Birr (Switzerland).
		There are about 900 meters of 5" gauge and 500 meters of 7¼" gauge track available.
	mypage.bluewin.ch /Dampfmodellbahn_Birr/about_us.htm (134 words)

	Press section
		Various international and regional creditors had made debt cancellation amounting to 700 million Birr to Ethiopia in the year 2003, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MoFED) said.
		The African Development Bank had made the biggest debt cancellation that amount to 284.7 million Birr during the reported period, he said.
		The International Development Agency (IDA) had cancelled 251.3 million Birr, the Paris Club Countries 73.2 million Birr, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 48.5 million Birr, and the European Investment Bank (EIB) 30 million Birr during the reported year.
	www.mfa.gov.et /Press_Section/publication.php?Main_Page_Number=388 (158 words)

	Howard advances to gold-medal game
		The tide began to turn in the fourth end, as Birr was too heavy on his first draw and then flashed on his second for back-to-back misses and a Canadian steal of two.
		Canada built its lead to 4-0 in the fifth when Birr wrecked on a guard attempting to draw with his first stone, then missed an attempt to tap a second stone in to score two with his second throw.
		Jamie Korab said he was surprised when he was kicked off the Olympic gold-medal curling team, one year after the rink won gold at the 2006 Olympic games in Torino, Italy.
	www.cbc.ca /sports/curling/story/2007/04/07/howard-page-playoff-recap.html?ref=rss (1477 words)

	Habsburg, Switzerland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Habsburg is a municipality in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland, above the Aar valley.
		The area around this castle was covered by forests and only cleared around 1500.
		Habsburg in German, French or Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Habsburg,_Switzerland (146 words)

	Americans enter playoff race at curling championships - USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
		EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Todd Birr scored three in the 10th end to give the United States a 7-6 victory over Canada on Wednesday night, handing the Canadians their first loss after eight straight wins at the Ford World Men's Curling Championship.
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		By Jonathan Hayward, AP The United States' Todd Birr, right, celebrates his win over Canada with teammate Greg Johnson.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/2007-04-05-curling_N.htm (346 words)

	ALSTOM Hydro Newsletter
		ALSTOM was awarded an order in 1988 for the rehabilitation and upgrading of the plant's four reversible motor generators, from the original 423 MVA to 476 MVA per unit, with an admissible continuous overload of 490 MVA.
		During the execution of this project, ALSTOM's Hydro Units in Switzerland and the USA made major efforts to minimize outages for the customer.
		Even though the original outage time was planned for 120 days per unit, ALSTOM repeatedly beat the schedule and the commissioning of the last Unit was achieved with a record outage of only 78 days.
	ems6.net /a/?E=XTC-GNX-AECV-DD-DQ24H (1085 words)

	Howard clinches playoff berth at curling worlds
		Birr scored three in the 10th end to earn the win and a share of second place with Switzerland's Ralph Stockli, a 10-4 winner over Denmark's Johnny Frederiksen in the evening draw.
		Birr and Stockli sit 6-3 overall, but still trail Howard by two games with three draws remaining.
		Kapp began the day in sole possession of second place, but lost 7-6 to Birr in morning play before being dominated by Howard.
	www.cbc.ca /sports/curling/story/2007/04/04/curling-worlds.html?ref=rss (1370 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- U.S. loses in semis at curling championship
		EDMONTON, Alberta – Todd Birr of the United States lost 6-4 to Andy Kapp of Germany on Saturday in the semifinals of the World Men's Curling Championship.
		Kapp's victory over Birr of Mankato, Minn., sets up a Germany-Canada final Sunday.
		Germany won two tiebreaker games Friday to secure the final playoff spot and then beat Switzerland to advance to the semifinals against the Americans.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/20070407-1257-menscurlingworlds.html (111 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
		Garden of Eden — Fascination of Health, the Roche-sponsored pavilion at the Yverdon-les-Bains arteplage, part of Switzerland’s Expo.02, is proving to be a tremendous success.
		On 6 June 2002 Karin Kiener of Birr, Switzerland, became the 100,000th person to visit the pavilion, which puts visitors and their health centre stage.
		Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Roche is one of the world’s leading research-oriented healthcare groups in the fields of pharmaceuticals, diagnostics and vitamins.
	www.roche.com /pages/media_releases/html/2002/e020607a.htm (577 words)

	Brugg, Switzerland
		As the name indicates it grew up around its bridge, near which are the Black Tower (Schwarzer Turm, 11th century) and the Town Hall.
		In the old-world main street (No. 39) stands the house in which the educationist Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746-1827) died; his grave is at Birr, 7km/4mi south.
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	www.planetware.com /switzerland/brugg-ch-ag-brug.htm (103 words)

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